The Blues» win against West Ham was our second in the past 11 top -
flight games at Stamford Bridge.
Experienced Austrian Fuchs has been another key figure, starting 17 top -
flight games at left - back and only losing one.
Not exact matches
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Liverpool gave the English top
flight some life last season as sheer momentum gave them a thrilling eleven -
game winning streak just
at the right time as they looked like causing a major upset and winning their first title for 24 years.
Because of the scheduling, Wednesday night away and the early kick off on Saturday away, and the fact that Arsenal were faced with a long
flight home while both of Chelsea's
games were
at Stamford Bridge, Wenger would have been slaughtered for not resting some key players.
He hasn't played in a top
flight game for months and there's no point rushing him
at the end of the season.
By the time the
game gets over and the players get done with the media they will leave for London
at 1 am putting the team in London
at 12 pm local time there after the 6 hr
flight and London being 5 hrs ahead.
The soccer
game didn't end until 10:30 p.m., and I got four hours of sleep before I had to get up
at 5 a.m. for my
flight to Dallas.
Arteta is now in his fourth season
at the Emirates, and
at 32 years of age could easily be in his last year of top -
flight football, and with the amount of top - class midfielders
at Wenger's disposal it is probably unlikely that the Spaniard will even be a starter in most
games, especially as Wenger has been promoting Jack Wilshere in the hope that this season will be an injury - free, breakthrough season for the Englishman.
Game finishes at midnight in Moscow, no chance of a flight home, cargo only that time of night, back to the hotel 1 - 30 am, 8 hours sleep, up at 10, get to airport 11 - 30, check in, flight 1 - 00 pm, lands at at Luton 5 pm, get away 6 pm, get home between 7 or 8 pm, in on Friday for some light training, fly to Newcastle Saturday for the game, get to St James's Park 12 Noon on Sunday for a 1 - 30 kick and they still couldn't let us have the late kick
Game finishes
at midnight in Moscow, no chance of a
flight home, cargo only that time of night, back to the hotel 1 - 30 am, 8 hours sleep, up
at 10, get to airport 11 - 30, check in,
flight 1 - 00 pm, lands
at at Luton 5 pm, get away 6 pm, get home between 7 or 8 pm, in on Friday for some light training, fly to Newcastle Saturday for the
game, get to St James's Park 12 Noon on Sunday for a 1 - 30 kick and they still couldn't let us have the late kick
game, get to St James's Park 12 Noon on Sunday for a 1 - 30 kick and they still couldn't let us have the late kick off.
He is the same player he was when he started getting
games here: confident, athletic, above average shotstopper that runs out
at every opportunity, makes a lot of mental mistakes, mishandles the ball a fair bit, and can't judge the
flight of the ball well on set pieces.
With the domestic title being our clear priority, the
game at Stamford Bridge is obviously the most important and with the timing of the fixtures, we might have to rest a few key players in midweek because the Chelsea
game kicks off
at 12.45 on Saturday, giving the players just two days in between
games and a long
flight.
Boycotts, or
at least the threat of boycotts, are starting to rumble through top -
flight fan bases: several thousand Newcastle United fans stayed away from their home
game against Tottenham, and around half of Liverpool's away crowd stayed away from their team's visit to Hull City.
Disrupted Air travel across the U.S. last Friday after Michael Lasseter of Gainesville, Ga. — on his way to Oxford, Miss., for the Georgia - Ole Miss football
game — ran down an up escalator
at Atlanta's Hartsfield Airport in a rush to make his
flight.
Though widely regarded as a decent manager
at Championship level, Warnock had never before been appointed to a top -
flight position, and Palace's poor form this season marked a regression from the obdurate yet effective
game instilled by his predecessor towards the end of last season.
United's defeat saw their 40 -
game unbeaten run
at home come to an end, while City's 14th consecutive league victory made history for the most wins in a row in a single English top
flight season.
The concern about that calf problem together with the long haul
flights involved and two full
games played will surely make Wenger's mind up once and for all to rest the overworked player,
at least for the next Arsenal
game away to West Brom on Saturday and probably for the Champions League
game at home to Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday.
West Ham average 1.3 goals per home
game this season in the top
flight, but as they have been leading
at half time just three times, it's worth having a look
at the half time draw.
We have just eight
games remaining to collect sufficient points to ensure that our six - year stay in the top
flight of English football continues for
at least one further season.
Overall for the season they are W5 D4 L4 in the top
flight at home but with them only having taken one clean sheet in their last eleven league
games, even against a low scoring side like Burnley they are going to be a little vulnerable and therefore it is worth taking a punt on both teams to score
at Coral for 8/11 odds * (Betting Odds taken
at 10:58 p.m. on March 7th, 2018).
KEY FACT: The Baggies are winless in 19 top -
flight games MATCH ODDS: West Ham 19/20 Draw 12/5 West Brom 7/2 bet365 Pick: Both Teams to Score @ 11/10 ANDY SAYS: I think West Ham should be winning this, but it won't be easy... 1 - 0 GRAEME SAYS: Could be a better
game than some think, I think a big score draw... 2 - 2 SILKY SAYS: Have to go with a home win, don't think West Brom are going to get anything... 2 - 0 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Manuel Lanzini is a great prospect in the Index
at # 1.21
West Ham have just eight
games remaining to collect sufficient points to ensure their six - year stay in the top
flight of English football continues for
at least one further season.
Their goal output isn't high with an average of just under 1.2 goals per home
game this season and the Hammers have been leading
at half time just once this season on home soil in the top
flight, so a half time draw could tempt punters here.
They have managed to go undefeated in their last four
games away from home in the top
flight now, winning their last road
game out
at Huddersfield.
Arsenal have returned 2.6 goals per
game on average
at home this season in the top
flight and so they do look as if they would be comfortable in this one.
This weekend we resume our battle for top
flight survival with a difficult away
game at Liverpool, who remain unbeaten
at Anfield this season, although six of their thirteen visitors have come away with a point.
A heavy loss against Liverpool in their last
game at the Amex snapped a six match unbeaten streak of home form that they were on in the top
flight (W2 D4).
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flight, as many
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They take on a Burnley side who are running with a bit of confidence having won back to back
games in the top
flight having hammered Sunderland
at Turf Moor on Saturday.
Cologne were promoted into the Bundesliga
at the beginning of last season, a return to the top
flight for them which was built on a superb defensive record, as they conceded a mere 20 goals in 34
games.
The Gunners have produced a four match winning streak
at the Emirates in the top
flight and they are unbeaten in their last nine
games there (W7 D2).
This is actually the first ever top
flight meeting between the two
at Vicarage Road but the Hornets have won only one of their last nine league
games against the Clarets.
The Clarets collected a 0 - 0 draw out
at Brighton last weekend to make it three
games unbeaten in the top
flight.
All teams in the top
flight would kick off
at 3 pm on the first Saturday, and by 5 o'clock you could see the first league table with all the teams having completed their first
game.
The Magpies have produced a W2 D2 L2 record in their last six
games and were three
games unbeaten in the top
flight before losing out
at Man City in their last
game.
We first played a top
flight away
game at Newcastle in 1923, the year we played in the first Wembley FA Cup Final.
Bostock was ultimately unable to fulfil his vast potential
at White Hart Lane, but he's rebuilt his career impressively in Belgium, scoring 20 goals in 58
games for top
flight side OH Leuven, via a stint
at Royal Antwerp where he played for Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.
It will probably be enough
at the end of the day, but for a club who are on a seven match losing streak in the top
flight, the pressure could be on if they lost their next
game away
at the rising Leicester City on the weekend.
Liverpool have won their last two home
games in the top
flight, beating both Tottenham and Arsenal to extend their overall form
at Anfield this season to W9 D3 L1 which is impressive stuff.
Chelsea to win to nil
at Coral is a price of 11/10 and looks stacks of value for the
game, as Chelsea have kept the most clean sheets in the top
flight this season, 13 of them.
Their overall away record in the top
flight reads W2 D2 L6 for the season and a half time draw
at William Hill may be worth a flutter as the Magpies have been drawing
at half time in five of their ten away
games so far.
Chelsea continued in their good current form by smashing Stoke
at Stamford Bridge on the weekend to move them to five
games unbeaten in the top
flight now.
To their credit, they have scored in each of their last seven
games in the top
flight but you are looking
at 19/20 odds * (Betting Odds taken
at 11:19 p.m. on February 26th, 2018)
at Bet365 for both teams to score option.
Newcastle have not found themselves behind
at the break in any of their top
flight fixtures this season and a half time draw
at bet365 for a price of 5/4 has huge appeal in this
game.
They will have been knocked in confidence with a defeat
at Swansea last time out and you can look
at their last two home losses in the top
flight, both 2 - 1 defeats against Man City and Tottenham, so not easy
games.
Huddersfield are without Nahki Wells, Jonathan Hogg, Martin Cranie and Jon Stankovic KEY FACT: Huddersfield's last top -
flight match was in April 1972 and was also away
at Crystal Palace MATCH ODDS: Palace 4/5 Draw 12/5 Huddersfield 15/4 ANDY SAYS: Be an interesting one this, and I think my old club might get held here — 1 - 1 GRAEME SAYS: Such a tough call, how do Palace play under De Boer, I will give them the benefit of the doubt — 2 - 1 SILKY SAYS: Be a close
game this one, but I fully expect Palace just to have too much — 2 - 1 LADBROKES PICK: Crystal Palace and under 2.5 goals @ 21/10 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Christian Benteke is still a class performer and for us could still be a very good addition to your portfolio
Then, 24 hours later, we take our first steps in this season's FA Youth Cup with a home
game against Preston North End
at Stevenage, before we return to Wembley once more for another top
flight outing against Brighton & Hove Albion on Wednesday evening.
The Baggies are in decent form
at the moment having produced a W3 D1 record in their last four
games in the top
flight.
Both
games between the two last season in the top
flight went over 2.5 goals and
at William Hill that can be backed
at 4/6 to happen again.